1979 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
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1979 Texas Tech Red Raiders football | |
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Conference | Southwest Conference |
Record | 3–6–2 (2–5–1 SWC) |
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Offensive scheme | Option |
Defensive coordinator | Sam Robertson (2nd season) |
Base defense | 4–4 |
Home stadium | Jones Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Houston + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Arkansas + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Texas | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Baylor | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1979 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Rex Dockery, the Red Raiders compiled a 3–6–2 record (2–5–1 against SWC opponents), were outscored by a combined total of 182 to 141, and finished in seventh place in the conference.[1] The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 8 | No. 1 USC* | L 7–21 | 52,991 | [2] | |
September 15 | New Mexico* |
| W 17–7 | 42,109 | [3] |
September 22 | at Arizona* | T 14–14 | 40,476 | [4] | |
September 29 | at Baylor | L 17–27 | 35,800 | [5] | |
October 6 | Texas A&M |
| W 21–20 | 52,468 | [6] |
October 13 | Arkansas |
| L 6–20 | 47,109 | [7] |
October 20 | Rice |
| W 30–7 | 41,732 | [8] |
November 3 | at No. 8 Texas | L 6–14 | 77,809 | [9] | |
November 10 | TCU |
| T 3–3 | 40,091 | [10] |
November 17 | at SMU | L 10–35 | 42,226 | [11] | |
November 23 | at No. 9 Houston | L 10–14 | 25,637 | [12] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "1979 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- ^ "White injured early, but Southern Cal wins". Wisconsin State Journal. September 9, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Adams, Reeves lead Tech to 17–7 win". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 16, 1979. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Raiders knot Arizona". Wichita Falls Times. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor posts comeback victory over Texas Tech". The State. September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Raiders trip Aggies". The Odessa American. October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas nails Texas Tech, 20–6". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Red Raiders romp past punchless Owls 30–7". The Marshall News Messenger. October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas finds new quarterback". The Shreveport Times. November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Frogs knot Raiders 3–3 on Porter's last-gasp FG". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 11, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Taylor leads Southern Methodist". Lincoln Journal Star. November 18, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Houston rallies to pin 14–10 loss on Texas Tech". The Patriot-News. November 24, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1979 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2016.